Woman&#39;s hat



IVI. D. IVICDONALD.

WOMANS HAT.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. I9, 1919.

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Specification of Letters Eatent.

,Patented July il, 192th Application 'filed September 19, 1919.- SerialNo. 325,011.5.

To all Milam/1, t muy conm/fm1.

Be it known that l, lli/Linie l. MoDoNALD,

a citizen of the United States, and a resident of `lgortland, county oflliultnomah, and' rltafte of Oregon, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in lVomens I-Iats, of

which the following is a specification.

lVomens hats are awkward things to hold,

` especially those made with wide rims. rlhe only way it c'anbe heldconveniently, is `by thebrim, which has a tendency to throw the hat outof shape, also 'tending `to disar` range the trimming and soil thematerials.

Furthermore, the hat `cannot be hung from a peglike a mans hat.'lloremedy these diiiiculties is the object of my invention.

I attain my objectsby providing in the ini terior of the hat, a band orhand-strap into which'the hand may be lnserted for holding the hat; andadjacent one end of the strap, I provide a loop by which the hat may behung from a peg.

rIhe strap and loop `are securedto the lining and are arranged as`illustrated in the f accompanying drawings, in which;

Figure l is a perspective of a womans hat with my hand-strap and loopsecured to the lining thereof;

Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the hat as being held by a handinserted in the strap; and f Fig. 3 is a similar view showing the hatsuspended from a peg by the loop provided at one end of the hand-strap.

Referring first to Fig. 1, a is the crown, l) the brim, and c the liningin the interior of the crown of the hat.

To the lining is sewed a strap d, by means of stitches at its ends as ate, c. In practice it is convenient to sew the ends of the strap d, inplace by the same stitches which sew the margin of the crown c of thelining to the sides c2 thereof, in this way, not only producing a neateffect, but saving labor and firmly securing the ends of the hand-strapin place. Furthermore, the hand-strap is se cured to the crown piece ofthe lining by intermediate stitches f, f', so located as to make theloop of the Vhand-strap of a length relative to the width of a hand; inother words, rendering the hand-strap of convenient size for insertingthe hand in position for holding the hat as illustrated in lhg. 2.

The hand-strap must be of substantial width so that it may be lirnilyheld by the hand.

At one endof the strap d is formed a loop U, so that the hat may be hungfrom a peg /t as illustrated in Fig. 3. The edges of the strap of theloop should he neatly hound `as illustrated at i, by so doing, not onlygiving to the whole a neat and attractive appearance, but stiffening thehand-strap, and holding it in loop form, convenient for inserting thehand. The hand-strap and loop, if neatly made do not detract from thefinish of the hat, but to the contrary, in my judgment, give the hat amore tailored finish. The loop g may be used for holding a price ticketor for memo! randum or other article, carried by the wearer of the hat.i

A wide hand-strap is especially desirable in displaying the hat to acustomer, inasmuch as `it will permit the holding of the hat irmly,`causing it to hang gracefully from the hand and avoiding` the necessityof handling the hat with the hands, which handling` often soils thematerial of which the hat is'made and disarranges the trimmings.

The length of the loop of the hand-strap relatively to the width of thehand is also important, as above mentioned, in the same connection,because a narrow strap would be harder to hold, and would have atendency to slip its position on the hand.

From Figs. 2 and 3 it is obvious how my invention facilitates theholding or hang ing of a hat; and how the holding loop of the hand-strapoffers a great advantage in holding the'hat for display to a customer.

I claim:

1. In a hat provided with a lining, a handstrap stitched at its ends tothe lining being arranged parallel with the latter, the handstrap beingof substantial width, the handstrap being stiffened so that the portionbetween its ends will have a tendency to assume and maintain a loopform, and a loop at one end of said hand-strap, such loop being adaptedfor hanging the hat from a peg.

2. In a hat provided with a lining, a handstrap stitched at its ends tothe lining being arranged parallel with the latter, the handstrap beingof substantial width, the stitches securing the hand-strap to the liningbeing located at the fastening of the margin of the crown-piece of thelining to the sides of the latter7 transverse supplemental stitches,spaced inward from said first mentioned stitches, securing thehand-strap adjacent its ends to the lining, thereby forming a loop ofconvenient length relative to the width of the hand, for theV purposespecified.

3. In a hat provided with a lining, a handstrap stitched at its ends'tothe lining being arranged parallel with the latter, the handstrap beingof substantial width, the stitches securing the hand-strap to theVlining being located at the fastening of the margin of the crown-pieceof the lining to the sides of the latter, transverse supplementalstitches,

' spaced inward from said first mentioned 1 strap vstitched at its endsto the lining being arranged parallel with the latter, the handstrapbeing of substantial width, the stitches 4securing the hand-strapto thelining being located at the fastening of the marginof the crown-piece ofthe lining to the sides of the latter, transverse supplemental stitches,spaced inward from said first mentioned stitches, securing thehand-strap adjacent its ends to the lining, thereby forming a loop ofconvenient length relative to the width of the hand, for the purposespecified, the hand-strap being stiffened by reinforcement along itsedges so that the portion between said supplemental stitches will have atendency to assume and maintain a loop form.

5. In a hat provided with a lining, a l1 andstrap stitched at its endsto the lining beingr arranged parallel with the latter, the handstrapbeing of substantial width, the stitches securing the hand-strap to thelining being located at the fastening of the margin of the crown-pieceof the lining to the sides of the latter, transverse supplementalstitches, spaced inward from said first mentioned stitches, securing thehand-strap adjacent its ends to the lining, thereby forming a loop ofconvenient length relative to the width of the hand, for the purposespecified, the handstrap being stiifened so that the portion betweensaid supplemental stitches will have a tendency to assume and maintain aloop form, and a loop at one end of said handstrap, such loop beingadapted for hanging the hat from a eg.

6. In a hat provided with a lining, a handstrap stitched at its ends tothe lining in parallel relation therewith, and a loop at one end of saidhand strap adapted for hanging the hat from a peo'.

7. In a hat provided with a lining, a handstrap stitched at its ends tothe lining in parallel relation therewith.

MARIE D. MODONALD.

